Claire Shipman Quotes
When we are eager to be shy and humble about our accomplishments, we lose confidence in our abilities.
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Inspired by Alex Haley's 'Roots,' at the age of 11 I began a handwritten Middle Passage story called 'Lawdy, Lawdy, Make Us Free.' I was raised by civil rights activists with a very strong sense of racial history and consciousness.
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I'm too self-serious for a comedy.
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For me, music was a cathartic way to free me from the nut of Ghost. After working on set for 'Power' for 14 hours, it allowed me to pour my sanity and insanity into the music.
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I really enjoy doing films, but I also love television. I certainly would not be against doing some regular television work and being on a show that runs several years.
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My parents are from Manchester but I was brought up in London, Camden Town.
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With aging, you earn the right to be loyal to yourself.
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Marinating chicken in miso adds lots of character to the meat with little work.
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Ladies and babies, and mortgages, for that matter, can all wait. Acting has done a strange thing to me, though. I often sit there, thinking, 'I love this, but I wouldn't put my daughter on the stage.'
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Hollywood forgets easily. I want to be fulfilled and challenged.
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Facts from paper are not the same as facts from people. The reliability of the people giving you the facts is as important as the facts themselves.
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Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.
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The lifestyle I lead as a footballer means I am always in the spotlight.
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It's critical that the manager has the respect of players so he can make the moves that he feels is appropriate without having somebody go to the papers. They respect you. So you respect them back.
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It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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When we were in D.C. my daddy used to cut his hair with a bowl. Crucial. If you're African, Haitan, Jamaican or even more poor than the people in the project, you'll know about that.
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You can have the best training, but just feeling full can make you sluggish and cause you to lose.
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I had Elvis' number in my book and I never called it.
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I actually think it's against the rules at Vox Media to work there if you've never dropped an iPhone.
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If you don't take an opponent serious, they surprise you.
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It takes a while for audiences on film to see you as something different if they've seen you for so long as a specific character. It's up to the actor to be like, 'Look man, let's try something else,' even if it's an ultra-low-budget independent. People who rep you will keep going with whatever they can send you on.
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I am really conscious about what I wear and how I look. I am glad that media has acknowledged this. Over the years, I have really groomed myself.
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My character in the first instalment of 'GOW' was very shy and reserved. It was completely different from 'Kahaani,' where I played a no-nonsense cop. And in the second instalment of 'GOW,' it is again very different.
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There may be times in a girl's life when it's better to be boyless, but there's no need to be joyless. Or toyless.
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When we are eager to be shy and humble about our accomplishments, we lose confidence in our abilities.
